Capitulary for Saxony

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The Capitulary for Saxony is a set of laws issued by Charlemagne to consolidate Frankish control and enforce Christianization in the newly conquered Saxon territories.

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish royal decree
capitulary
legal text
aimedAt integration of Saxons into the Frankish realm
suppression of pagan practices
appliesToPeople Saxons
appliesToTerritory Saxony
associatedWith Carolingian expansion
Saxon Wars
author Charlemagne
belongsTo Carolingian capitularies
countryOfOrigin Carolingian Empire
surface form: Frankish Empire
hasLegalEffectOn political organization of Saxony
religious practices in Saxony
historicalPeriod Carolingian era
historicalSignificance example of Carolingian use of law for religious policy
key document in the Christianization of Saxony
issuedBy Charlemagne
issuedByGovernment Carolingian period
surface form: Carolingian monarchy
language Latin
legalForm capitulary
legalStatus royal legislation
mainSubject Christianization of Saxony
Frankish control over Saxony
politicalFunction imposition of Frankish authority
purpose consolidation of Frankish rule in Saxony
enforcement of Christian practices among Saxons
region Northern Europe
relatedTo Christianization of Germanic peoples
Frankish-Saxon relations
religiousContext Christianity
religiousFunction mandating conversion to Christianity
timeOfOrigin late 8th century
typeOfLaw penal law
religious law

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Charlemagne notableWork Capitulary for Saxony
Carolingian Empire legalSystem Capitulary for Saxony
this entity surface form: Capitularies of the Carolingians
Christianization of Saxony hasPart Capitulary for Saxony
this entity surface form: Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae
Carolingian Christianity promotedBy Capitulary for Saxony
this entity surface form: Carolingian capitularies
Carolingian aristocracy documentedIn Capitulary for Saxony
this entity surface form: Capitularies of Charlemagne
Admonitio Generalis relatedTo Capitulary for Saxony
this entity surface form: Carolingian capitularies